Central State Eight - East Top Player Performances of the Week
Congratulations to this week's top players! We're covering the best performances across Friday and Saturday's football action (using all statistics entered as of the time of writing). Enjoy!
A Season-Best Performance from Jaterryon Moore Leads Decatur Eisenhower over Lanphier
Jaterryon Moore produced his most outstanding game to date while leading Decatur Eisenhower to the win on Friday. Moore rushed for 257 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. He's now once again averaging 100+ rushing yards (106.1) per game. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Decatur Eisenhower moved to 1-7 with that win, which also ended their 12-game losing streak. Moore will have a chance to log another big game when he takes on Springfield Southeast on Friday.
Gamescore: 82.13
Alek Weiland Delivers Electric Performance Vs Springfield Southeast
Alek Weiland continued his hot streak on Friday by dropping his sixth-straight game (dating back to last season) with at least three passing touchdowns. He threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Springfield Southeast had to have seen this coming; the last time they saw Weiland it was a similar story. Back in September of 2023 (the last time Weiland saw the Spartans), he threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns.
Gamescore: 31.73
Lynch Posts Huge Game in 51-6 Win
The second Normal University player making an appearance here is Rhett Lynch, and for good reason. He rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Lynch will try to repeat (or improve) on that dominant performance when he faces off against Lanphier on Friday. The Pioneers got just the result they wanted when they last faced the Lions, probably because Lynch had a solid game then too: he rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. Can he match (or beat) that performance?
Gamescore: 27.77
Cade Cunningham Crosses Big Stat Threshold
On Friday, Normal University got the W thanks in part to Cade Cunningham playing the best football he has all season. Cunningham picked up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He's now once again averaging 100+ receiving yards (101.9) per game. His receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 receiving yards dating back to last season.
For the year, Cunningham has caught 11 touchdowns while averaging 101.9 receiving yards per game.
Gamescore: 27.07
Other Notable Players
- Mason Jacobs: 80 yards receiving; 25 yards rushing, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 24.38)
- Garryon Henderson: 85 yards passing; 46 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 24.27)
- AJ Holden: 102 yards receiving, 2 TDs (Gamescore: 22.78)
- Cole Matejka: 2.5 sacks and 4 total tackles (3.0 for loss) (Gamescore: 22.00)
- Kaiden Stout: 84 yards rushing, 1 TD (Gamescore: 18.58)
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